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Recommended Tools is the seventh album from saxophonist Donny McCaslin and the first for Greenleaf Music. The record features McCaslin working in a trio setting for the first time. With bassist Hans Glawischig (Ray Barretto, Stefon Harris, Miguel Zenon) and drummer Johnathan Blake (Mingus Big Band, Kenny Barron, Randy Brecker), McCaslin has made this highly emotive format a vehicle for his virtuosic blowing and distinct compositional voice.

Trenched in free-flowing arrangements with dynamic interplay between the band, this work harkens back to the classic trio recordings of Sonny Rollins and Joe Henderson. And while a classic format, McCaslin retains his modernity and inventiveness citing Bill Frisell, Hermeto Pascal, Stravinsky and Messiaen as inspiration for these compositions. Stand-out tracks include burners “Recommended Tools,” “Excursion,” “The Champion,” and ballad, “Late Night Gospel.”

Sheet music is available for eight McCaslin originals on this album. Download the lead sheets as PDFs here: bit.ly/SM_RecommendedTools

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Donny McCaslinNew York, New York

As the bandleader on David Bowie's final album Blackstar, saxophonist Donny McCaslin collaborated with the Starman to carry
forward his penchant for reinvention. With his upcoming studio album 'Blow.' — a daring fusion of vibrant electronica, and bombastic art-rock due this fall — McCaslin applied that mindset to his own work, pushing his music in a bold new direction....more

Yes,yes,yes! I've been waiting for Dave to do this again...two brilliant runs by DDQ and Keystone were documented on Greenleaf back in the day; they were groundbreaking...recorded and released within 24 hours for each set...they were stellar performances and I play them again and again.
With absolutely no chance of ever being there, this is the closest i'll ever be to 'being there'...so excited I may need to lay down in a darkened room for a while! John Cratchley

This album feels as if it could have been released in the late 50's, except for it's thoroughly modern approach. It's first class musicians working with first class material. It's been a consistent 'go-to' album since I purchased it. Kenneth Pyron

Chicago sax luminary Greg Ward develops the dual-guitar frontline of his backing Rogue Parade quintet as an avatar for singular strength on this zesty collection of jazz-rock fusion songs. Bandcamp Album of the Day Jan 10, 2019